Category Archives: Local News

Green Bay Man Arrested For Disturbance in Blanchardville
Iowa County authorities received a call regarding a physical domestic disturbance in Blanchardville Thursday night around 10:30pm. Iowa County Sheriff's deputies along with a Lafayette County Sheriff'...
Apr 15, 2022

Further Expansion Of Field of Dreams
The owner of the Field of Dreams in Dyersville plans an $80 million investment into the movie site. Officials with Go the Distance Baseball are unveiling a master plan of projects and improvements for...
Mark Evenstad Apr 14, 2022

Contract Approved For Construction of Inclusive Playground
The Platteville Common Council has unanimously approved a nearly $1 million contract with Lee Recreation for playground equipment for the inclusive playground project at Smith Park. The bid was recomm...
Apr 14, 2022

Darlington Police Arrest Platteville Woman
A woman from Platteville was arrested by Darlington Police Friday night. 67 year old Michele Bartels was referred to the Lafayette County District Attorney's Office for operating after revocation foll...
Apr 14, 2022

COVID-19 Reports In Last Reporting Period
Two COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area from April 6th to Wednesday. During the seven-day period, two COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Lafayette County in Wisconsin. There was a ...
Apr 14, 2022

Roadwork in East Dubuque
Road crews are expected to begin work today (April 14th) along Highway 20 in East Dubuque. According to the Illinois DOT, the project will redesign a roughly one-mile stretch of the roadway. That sect...
Apr 14, 2022

Grant County Officials Check on Horses
Authorities in Grant County say they've checked out some horses that were allegedly being neglected. In a release, Sheriff Nate Dreckman said he noticed a social media post expressing concerns about t...
Apr 13, 2022

Memorial Hospital Completes Funding For New Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington has completed the financing to build a new $55.5 million facility, which also will include space for behavioral health and mindfulness sessions. The...
Apr 13, 2022 Mike Cohen / CC

Jo Daviess County Theft
A Hanover man is facing multiple charges for allegedly stealing tools from a rural East Dubuque building. Reports show that 34-year-old Brady Stevenson has been charged with a felony charge of burglar...
Apr 13, 2022

Lafayette County Board of Supervisors Recount
Election officials will re-count the ballots for a Lafayette County Board of Supervisors seat. The canvass of ballots for the District 10 supervisor was held Tuesday. Both incumbent Nancy Fisker and r...
Apr 13, 2022





